After talking on the dock for a while, the group boarded the boat, and Wang Xu and the others only caught the boss of the boat and asked him, and then put the person back, and then entered the main cabin and sat down.

The merchants, who were not restricted from moving around, stood on the deck for a moment, and then went back to their cabins, where they heard the officials complain that "these clans are really not looking for trouble."

After eating, Wei Yaoqing cut two paper figures and put them in the cabin, and instructed them not to disturb people, so he followed Pei Zong ashore. was still dressed when he changed his appearance that night, Pei Zongzhi's spy set up a candy man stall on the corner of the street, and the front of the stall was empty, only the two of them were around.

The sixtie-year-old spy spoke while drawing the candy man.

"I never thought that there would be a chance to see you in this place of Linjiang City......"

"Don't gossip, get down to business." Pei Zongzhi was too lazy to talk to him, so he interrupted him as soon as he opened his mouth.

The old spy squinted and stared at Pei Zongzhi for a moment, and stretched out his hand: "Business here is not good, it won't be able to do it in a few years, and there is still a lack of money for the elderly. ”

"It is not me who is merciful." Pei Zongzhi said, but took out a money bag from his arms and threw it over, saying, "You can talk about the right thing." ”

The old spy laughed, stuffed the money bag into the hidden pocket on his chest, and said: "The flood forty years ago was not long after I came here, and the impression was very clear, because I also made a sacrifice or something, so I specially told Master Tianguang about it. ”

Pei Zongzhi said: "He must think that you have a lot of things." ”

The old spy nodded, his drooping eyelids raised slightly, and his eyes were bright: "At that time, I was young and vigorous, full of energy, and when I encountered something related to the sacrifice, I hurriedly wrote a letter to the past, but I was poured cold water. Later, I slowly got used to it, Master Tianguang doesn't take care of things, but it's completely different from you. ”

Pei Zongzhi didn't speak, just waiting for him to continue.

"It's been forty years, and it's hard to check even if you want to." The old spy said, "Although the people in the Yu family have a little bit of brains, they also run private schools, and being stubborn and unlikable does not mean that they are evil." In fact, there are a lot of such people, you know that this person is not likable, but you also know that he is a good person, so there are many people who respect them, especially many young people who have received favors and studied in private schools are quite respectful of their families, and they have to shout Mr. when they come and go. ”

Wei Yaoqing said: "But respect is only decent, it does not mean that the Yu family has the ability to disobey the opinions of the people in the city and disobey the decisions of the government." Decency is not the same as power. ”

The old spy nodded, glanced at her in surprise, and then lowered his head and said: "That's right, I was probably also shouted by this voice of 'sir', and I actually dared to stand up against it at that time, and in such a fierce way, it naturally caused complaints, not to mention, this matter was really done in the end." ”

Pei Zongzhi: "Things are similar to what we guessed, don't talk too much, I'll just ask you a few questions, then the Yu family is dead?" Can you stay? ”

The old spy raised his head and rolled his drooping eyelids, handed him the goldfish candy man in his hand and said, "Mr. Pei, I am just a candy man, how can I know about this kind of thing?" ”

"You don't know this, so do you remember the location of the Yu family's study and private school?" Wei Yaoqing said.

The old spy thought for a while: "It's been more than forty years, I don't remember it very clearly, but it should be in the city." ”

"Where is the county office?"

The old spy nodded: "Almost, I don't remember the specific location." ”

"When did Lord Lin's house start to be built?" Wei Yaoqing asked again.

The old spy said: "Three years ago, that place was originally a vacant land, and the county magistrate bought the land and began to build a house, in the end it was forty years ago, and I can't remember it so clearly, especially when he was reprimanded by Master Tianguang, the old man didn't care about this matter anymore." ”

"Then don't ask about forty years ago or three years ago, ask about the present." Wei Yaoqing said, "Since the sacrifice of the river god, how did the first person die? ”

"At the beginning, it was the dock of the ship, Linjiang City did the water business, the boat was also a cargo ship that often entered the river, the boat boss and the boatman drank the night before, and drove the boat with a drunken body, and then never came back, rumors, the 'river god' was said at that time, but at that time no one believed it, after all, it is possible to fall into the river and drown after drinking. Later, the ship was found, the goods were there, and the people were gone. ”

Pei Zongzhi licked the candy and said, "Then it is impossible for a boatload of people to drown." ”

The old spy glared at him: "Anyway, everyone didn't believe it at first, until someone really beat the gong and drum and sent some cattle, sheep and livestock into the river, and the group of crew members who had been missing for a long time were sent up like this. ”

"While saying that it is not the 'river god', and at the same time letting them sacrifice to the 'river god', and I can't find a reason why it is not, so I believe it even more!" Wei Yaoqing took the old spy's good candy man and licked it, and said.

The old spy didn't care about her yin and yang weird tone, and said: "In short, that's the case, those who travel without worshiping the river god are going to have an accident." If someone is lost or missing in the city, even if you go to the 'river god', you can always get it back. ”

Wei Yaoqing thought for a while and asked, "Then if I lose my silver and find the 'river god' to send it a sheep, will it return my silver?" If I give two more, will it turn my silver into gold for my sincerity's sake? ”

The old spy thought seriously for a moment: "...... I hadn't heard that the river god would return the money. ”

"That's really unusual, he's a 'river god' who actually covets the wealth of the world!" The girl snorted lightly, stuffed the licked candy man into Pei Zongzhi's hand, and muttered, "It's so sweet, no wonder your business is so bad!" ”

The old spy rolled his eyes back at her: "That's all I know, you can leave if it's okay!" ”

The two turned around and were about to leave, but the old spy stopped them again, and said with a hesitant expression: "If the matter here is not too big, then you better leave it alone!" Facing the gazes of the two of them, the old spy said, "I can't say, what you don't realize on weekdays, but when you come and ask today, you always feel that the whole city is weird." ”

"Of course it's weird!" Wei Yaoqing smiled when she heard this, returned the sugar man who Pei Zongzhi also frowned at to the old spy, and said, "You only realized that you have a big heart until now." The statement of the 'river god' appeared inexplicably, and there was no reason to do it, and it was inexplicable to make a sacrificial procession, which was a plan by two people, but a group of people did it intentionally! Dozens of people have died, and there is no big trouble, which is a ridiculous thing everywhere. ”

Someone secretly instigated, the government acquiesced and even contributed to the trouble, the people followed the crowd, and gradually the entire Linjiang City fell into this strange and absurd circle. As long as someone dies, it is all done by the 'river god', whether it seems that he killed or committed suicide, whether he threw himself into the water or fell into the water, in short, everything is related to the 'river god', and he does not seek the truth, and everything is sacrificed to the 'river god'.

"It's ...... It's the same cult as those sorcerers who are addicted to sorcery. Wei Yaoqing said, "And I don't know it." ”